PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 17, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University’s 2026 Homecoming raised more than $6.1 million in gifts and commitments, setting a fundraising record as the University celebrates its 150th anniversary. The largest fundraising total in PVAMU Homecoming history reflects the support of alumni, individual donors and corporate partners investing in the
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 2, 2026) – When Prairie View A&M University students walk across the stage at commencement, they will leave with more than a degree. They will have verified proof of career-ready skills. Through its new Micro-Credentialing Initiative, PVAMU is helping students build portfolios of industry-recognized credentials that demonstrate workforce-aligned competencies in areas such
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 21, 2026) – For a student studying engineering, education, health care or another field, entrepreneurship can be more than building a business. It can mean recognizing an opportunity, solving a problem and finding a new way forward. That idea is at the heart of a new initiative from Prairie View A&M
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 15, 2026) — Prairie View A&M University will receive about $2.6 million for the 2026-27 academic year through a new initiative from The Texas A&M University System that will help universities cover the unreimbursed cost of serving Texas veterans under the Hazlewood Act. The funding will help offset the tuition
PVAMU Engineering Complex PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 9, 2026) — Artificial intelligence is reshaping how the nation approaches everything from cybersecurity to advanced manufacturing, and Prairie View A&M University is now receiving $9.9 million to help shape that future. The U.S. Department of War, through the U.S. Army Materiel Command, awarded PVAMU
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 19, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University is giving students a new way to understand what they naturally do best and how those strengths can help them succeed in college, careers and life. PantherStrengths, PVAMU’s name for Gallup’s CliftonStrengths program, is launching with support from a $1.4 million, two-year investment
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Marvin D. Brailsford ’59 and June Samuel Brailsford ’60 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 5, 2026) – Every day, students, faculty and staff enter the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences carrying the name of a woman whose life reflected the very values she championed:
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 16, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University’s Dr. Yunxiang Gao has received nearly $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to support research that could advance future clean energy technologies. Yunxiang Gao, Ph.D. An associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, Gao is leading research focused on carbon
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 9, 2026) – As temperatures continue to rise, researchers at Prairie View A&M University are working to better understand how extreme heat affects livestock and what can be done to help animals stay healthy. Zaira Estrada-Reyes, Ph.D. Dr. Zaira Estrada-Reyes, research associate professor in the College of Agriculture, Food,
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 2, 2026) — As the aviation industry looks for ways to reduce its environmental impact, researchers at Prairie View A&M University have received a $320,000 grant from Shell Global Solutions to help develop cleaner alternatives to traditional jet fuel. Raghava Kommalapati, Ph.D. Ananda Amarasekara, Ph.D. The